265/40/18's fit??
08-28-11, 08:25 PM
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265/40/18's fit??
Needing new tires soon. Curious if 265's will fit the stock 18's on my IS350? Love the wide tires in the back. Has anyone tried this?? Plan on also doing BC coil overs in the near future too. Would 265's limit how low I would be able to drop the car?? Thanks for the insight.
08-29-11, 12:35 AM
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Other than the look, I don't see why you need tires so wide for a 306hp car? It will have negative effect on fuel economy or nimbleness. But probably the car could stop faster. But just my opinion.
08-30-11, 10:24 AM
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btw, i'd like to see empirical evidence of your statement (bolded for emphasis), unless it's just your opinion.
265/40-18 are 5/16" taller than 255/40-18.
265/35-18 are almost 3/4" shorter than 255/40-18.
while both will affect your speedometer and odometer readings, the difference of the latter will affect said readings more than the difference of the former.
08-30-11, 10:44 AM
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The 265/35, speedo will read 2.891% too fast
The 265/40, speedo will read 1.190% too slow
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Since the last comment on the post was Sep 2011, I am still trying to find out if 265/40/18 tire would fit on my stock 18 for my IS350??? tire im looking into is Michelin Pilot Sport. Anyone running the same setup??
